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Some lake names in Finland point to a Germanic presence there.
Nisajoki In Norway there is river Nisa
Virojoki In Sweden there is river Vira
Kutajoki From Guda; a Finn can't say "g" so he says "k" and for "d" he says "t"
Virma In Norway there is Verma
Vanda near Helsingfors, means water river
Aura & Eura from aur - meaning gravel
Rauma town by Räma river. Same river name in Norway and Iceland
Kumå by Björneborg; means river is navigable
Kyrå cow river
Kelviå In Sweden there is lake Kälven
Sikajoki In Norway there is river Sika
It's "Siikajoki". "Sika" means pig and "siika" means whitefish.
Thread about the etymology of "Eura": https://muinainensuomi.foorumi.eu/vi...hp?f=24&t=1912.
The name "Rauma" is thought to be derived from a Proto-Norse word that is a cognate of the English word "stream" (https://www.kotus.fi/julkaisut/nimij...aikannimikirja):
Nimeen sisältyy sana rauma (<kantaskandinaavin *strauma), joka tunnetaan Varsinais-Suomen rannikolla merkityksessä 'kapea salmi'. Kylä on saanut nimensä sijainnistaan rauman eli salmen rannalla.
The book linked above explains that Vantaa is thought to be derived from "Vanajantaa", "back of Vanaja". Vanaja is a region near the source of river Vantaa.
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Östsvensk
Kutajoki From Guda; a Finn can't say "g" so he says "k" and for "d" he says "t"
I can say them but I don't wanna. It's cooler to speak like a redneck.